February 28, 2012
BMHS junior Katie Rodriguez '13 took home the “Champion” ribbon in the 1.0 meter, 3’3” class at the HITS 2012 6 week Winter Show Jumper Circuit in Thermal, CA on the weekend of February 25-26. Rodriguez topped the list of 28 riders over the Week IV competition, riding "Widgeon,” a six-year old 16 hand holsteiner mare that she has been training and working with for two years. The champion ribbon was the result of two 1st finishes in four days in that class. In addition, she took a 1st and a 5th place in the 1.1 meter, 3’7” class over the same four days. During the $2,500 M & S Child Jumper Classic, Rodriguez placed 7th in the field of 39, taking home a prize of $200. Rodriguez, who has been show jumping for almost 10 years, currently rides for Palos Verdes Stables under the training of Erin Isom and Alden Giacopuzzi of Alderin Sport Horses.